Patents by Inventor Tiao Zhao

Tiao Zhao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250045984
    Abstract: A calibration assembly, including: a base; and a plurality of calibration wires dispersedly connected to the base. An absorption capacity of the calibration wire for X rays is greater than that of the base for X rays. Through a specific structure design of a plurality of calibration wires in the calibration assembly, the calibration wires are dispersedly connected to the base, and taking advantage of the characteristics that the absorption capacity of the calibration wire for X rays is greater than that of the base for X rays, the calibration wires are applied to the calibration phantom, and the calibration phantom is scanned in the scanning system. By continuously adjusting the geometric parameter values in the imaging method, the optimal geometric parameter values that are closest to the real scanning system structure may be obtained, thereby improving the imaging effect of the scanning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yunda SUN, Xinbin LI, Zhenhua ZHAO, Tiao ZHAO, Xin JIN
  • Patent number: 11768163
    Abstract: The present application discloses a CT system and a detection apparatus for the CT system. The detection apparatus includes: a high-energy detector assembly including a plurality of rows of high-energy detectors arranged along a predetermined trajectory; a low-energy detector assembly including a plurality of rows of low-energy detectors arranged at intervals along the predetermined trajectory, the low-energy detector assembly and the high-energy detector assembly being disposed in a stack; a number of rows of the low-energy detectors is smaller than a number or rows of the high-energy detectors; and each row of the low-energy detectors covers a row of high-energy detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Yunda Sun, Xin Jin, Le Shen, Liang Li, Tiao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220042929
    Abstract: The present application discloses a CT system and a detection apparatus for the CT system. The detection apparatus includes: a high-energy detector assembly including a plurality of rows of high-energy detectors arranged along a predetermined trajectory; a low-energy detector assembly including a plurality of rows of low-energy detectors arranged at intervals along the predetermined trajectory, the low-energy detector assembly and the high-energy detector assembly being disposed in a stack; a number of rows of the low-energy detectors is smaller than a number or rows of the high-energy detectors; and each row of the low-energy detectors covers a row of high-energy detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Zhiqiang CHEN, Qingping HUANG, Yunda SUN, Xin JIN, Le SHEN, Liang Ll, Tiao ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10448904
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a decomposition method based on basis material combination. In the present disclosure, a scanned object is divided into a plurality of regions, the basis material combinations used in each of the divided regions are different each other, and the scanned object is re-divided according to the re-determined equivalent atomic number of its each point until the change on decomposition coefficient meets certain conditions. Thereby, a decomposition method based on dynamic basis material combinations is realized, which reduces a decomposition error caused by improper selection of the basis material combination and improves the accuracy of the decomposition and substance identification of the multi-energy CT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Kejun Kang, Ziran Zhao, Li Zhang, Yuxiang Xing, Tiao Zhao, Jianmin Li, Bicheng Liu, Qian Yi
  • Publication number: 20190192090
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a decomposition method based on basis material combination. In the present disclosure, a scanned object is divided into a plurality of regions, the basis material combinations used in each of the divided regions are different each other, and the scanned object is re-divided according to the re-determined equivalent atomic number of its each point until the change on decomposition coefficient meets certain conditions. Thereby, a decomposition method based on dynamic basis material combinations is realized, which reduces a decomposition error caused by improper selection of the basis material combination and improves the accuracy of the decomposition and substance identification of the multi-energy CT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Kejun Kang, Ziran Zhao, Li Zhang, Yuxiang Xing, Tiao Zhao, Jianmin Li, Bicheng Liu, Qian Yi
  • Patent number: 10302578
    Abstract: Methods and system for decomposing a high-energy dual-energy X-ray CT material are disclosed. In the method, two types of effect such as Compton effect and electron pairing effect which dominates are reserved and the influence of the other effect such a photoelectric effect is removed so as to improve the accuracy of the material decomposition. The unique advantage of the present disclosure is to effectively remove the error of the calculated atomic number Z due to directly selecting two effects during processes of material decomposition in the conventional dual-energy CT method. This may greatly improve the accuracy of dual-energy CT identification of the material, and it is important to improve the conventional dual-use CT imaging system applications, such as clinical therapy, security inspection, industrial non-destructive testing, customs anti-smuggling and other fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Kejun Kang, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yuxiang Xing, Jianmin Li, Yulan Li, Tiao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170328844
    Abstract: Methods and system for decomposing a high-energy dual-energy X-ray CT material are disclosed. In the method, two types of effect such as Compton effect and electron pairing effect which dominates are reserved and the influence of the other effect such a photoelectric effect is removed so as to improve the accuracy of the material decomposition. The unique advantage of the present disclosure is to effectively remove the error of the calculated atomic number Z due to directly selecting two effects during processes of material decomposition in the conventional dual-energy CT method. This may greatly improve the accuracy of dual-energy CT identification of the material, and it is important to improve the conventional dual-use CT imaging system applications, such as clinical therapy, security inspection, industrial non-destructive testing, customs anti-smuggling and other fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Kejun Kang, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yuxiang Xing, Jianmin Li, Yulan Li, Tiao Zhao